Representing the People in Eastern Europe, 1989
Go to this link and answer the questions below: https://www.wwnorton.com/college/history/western-civilization17/ch/28/visual-evidence.aspx 1. In image A, how should one interpret the wave of nationalist enthusiasm that engulfed Czechoslovakia in 1989, in light of what we know of the subsequent failure to keep Czechoslovakia together as a unified nation? 2. Photographs such as image B were extremely common in the media in 1989, showing East Berliners shopping in Western stores. What do such images suggest about how the East’s previous isolation was interpreted in the West, and what does it say about how both sides may have viewed the consequences of their newfound freedom? 3. What is the difference between “We are the people” and “We are one people” as political slogans?
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